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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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